Ultras for me started in 2014, except for that one anomaly that happened in 1999, where I ran a trail 50K on a whim with some buddies in the military, which means there's an ultrasignup result with my name on it from 2 decades ago, but that's a different story for a different day. In 2014, there was alot going on. I was and still am in the middle of building a technology startup running all over the country and going through a divorce, and trying to keep everything together and remain partially sane. Long runs were the perfect thing to come along. During that time there was a 3 part documentary that came on Uverse about the Badwater 135 and I literally watched the thing probably 50 or 60 times. Yes I may have an addictive personality, but there are definitely worse things to do than watch and obsess over a documentary over, and over, and over...
I'm not yet running the race, but will be crewing my friend Jodi this year, who is doing it for her 3rd time. It's part of the long term plan and crewing is one of the paths to get to the race some day. I don't see myself winning the Keys100 and gaining an automatic entry, but I do plan on toeing the line one of these days. It will be great to see old friends and make new ones out there and I can't wait to see what this adventure brings.
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